Rockets Defense ELEVATED Vs Lakers With Tari Eason STARTING, Kevin Durant & Amen Thompson SHINE

Rockets Defense ELEVATED Vs Lakers With Tari Eason STARTING, Kevin Durant & Amen Thompson SHINE

Houston Rockets blitz the Los Angeles Lakers with a wire-to-wire Christmas Day win, fueled by lockdown defense and Tari Eason’s infectious energy with his insertion into the starting lineup. Can this defensive edge finally unlock the Rockets’ playoff potential?

Host Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) spotlights standout performances from Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson, who outdueled Luka Doncic and LeBron James on national TV. The episode digs into Dorian Finney-Smith’s debut, Tari Eason’s role as a defensive catalyst, and Reed Sheppard’s scoring spark off the bench. Key analysis covers Ime Udoka’s lineup decisions, Alperen Sengun’s high-turnover night, dominating the glass, and Houston’s rise as a defensive force. Are the “Terror Twins” the missing piece for a deep postseason push?

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  3. Tari is disruptive defensively creating more turnovers for fast break opportunities. Plays right into Amen’s strength to run out. Plus, Tari is better than Okogie at putting the ball on the ground and creating offense on close outs.

  7. This time the Rockets showed what they can do for 48 minutes as opposed to 36 like they did against the Pelicans and the Kings. Hopefully the consistency will catch up with the ability.

  9. ​​As much as I want We cant have a future with Reed sadly. Look at Spurts guards or OKC guards. They are super big, even if Reed become an incredible super duper shooter defence will be always horrible because of the size sadly and you cannot win playofs with bad defence vs those teams.

  10. Start Tari and Reed. Trade for Kelel Ware. Sign Ben Simmons to run 2nd unit.

    HOU: Kelel Ware, Pelle Larsson
    BKN: Jabari Smith Jr., Terry Rozier
    MIA: Michael Porter Jr.

    Trade Capela and Tate for 2nd round picks.

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